Arrangement of the springs on wagon s



H. W. BALLARD.

Wagon Spring. No. 12,475 Patented Mar. 6, 1855.

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i To all whom, it may concern.

Be itknown that I, HARMON W. BALLARD, of Burlington, in Chittendencounty and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Boxthisspecification, and in which y a t Figure l, isafiview of the rear or tail yendof a wagon body with axletree and s rinFi 2 is a side view of a wa on body, with thefhind axletree, theirockeror bolster, reach, and bothsprings.

Thesame letters of {reference occurring 1 in both figuresindicatexcorresponding parts.

The nature of my inventionconsists in a peculiar arrangementiofthesprings, so that they may be aflixed" to any common box Wagon Without Ialtering it in nyway, nd t ng c0st,in orderto make it an easy ridingwagon ,whilegfro-m the position of the springs,theyiadmitlof thebodycoming down to itsbearings on the rocker or bolster,and axletree,whenunder heavy burden without injuring the springs, thus doubling itsutility. a

i To enable others tojconstrnct wagons with my improvement, Iwillproceed to de- In the accompanyinggdrawing, rep

resents the boxor body part of; thewagon;

(B), the rocker aor bolster, over the front axletree, and (B the hindaxletree, each on either side of the body to keep itin place, i i thatis, to prevent any lateral or longitudinalmoti'on ofthe body on therunning gear, while they admit of its moving vertically; (D) is thereach which connectsthe hind axletree with the rocker or bolster overthe ifront axletree, all of which maybe constructed in any wellknownmanner; having the wagon thus or similarly constructed, a ,I attach alongfsemielliptical spring (E),

(round, or arch sideupward,) to the underside of the ibody,immediatelyin front, or

in rear of the bolster or both, with a Wagons; and I do hereby declarethe fol-' lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof,referencebeing had to the accompanyingdrawing, which forms part ofARRANGEMENT OFV'IIJHE sPRINGs 0N wAeoNs.

Specificationof Iietters Patent No. 12,475, dated March 6, 185 5.

piece of timber (F) extending from side of the body, between it and thespring or the side orsides of the bolster near its ends, in such mannerasto admit of their extension, when the spring [is borne down orstraightened by a heavy load, as represented by the red lines in Fig. 1.A spring or either or both sides of the hind axletree, thus when "theload is too heavy forthe either side of the bolster and hind axletree,

single spring before described may be used inverted, by securing it atthe center to the side of the bolster or axletree, withits rings bearingagainst the underside of the o y. g Having thus described my invention Iwish to be understood, that I do not claim a spring wagon having solidbearings, to take the weight of the load when it becomes too heavy forthe springs to bear, as this Iloias been accomplished before in otherways, ut a a What I doclaim as new and useful, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

The arrangement of the springs, as hereor other vehicle, as and for thepurposes specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto tober 1854.

H. w. BALLARD.

Witnesses: 'WM. G. SHAW,

WM. M. MILLER.

springs to stiffen the bottom; the ends of the sprlngs rest in staplesor hooks (G),on

springs are arranged in like manner on springs tobear, they straightendown on of the bolster near its lower edge;0-r the l QFFICE. is

and the wagon body rests upon its solid in described, on either or bothsides of the v rocker,ibolster or axletree of a wagon, cart subscribedmy name this 18th day of 00-

